For some reason the modern reader poorly knows or poorly remembers what a "new Russian" is.
If in my childhood in the 90s everyone knew about such a person, today the image disappeared somewhere. Too bad.
Briefly, in the 90s it became possible to steal, meaning a bunch of people who shouldn't have got rich. All this was connected with crime, lawlessness and raspberry jackets.
In culture this phenomenon was also reflected precisely in these "raspberry jackets" - new Russians differed from people in that they wanted to fit into "old money" but didn't understand the cultural code, so they hung themselves with 600 Mercedes and gold chains.
Why is it important not to forget about this?
Because such people appear at different times in different countries. And right now they're around you, and you don't see them because you're not used to it.
There will always be a way for a fool to get rich. But one thing is always associated with their appearance - crisis.
You must look around and see people who don't belong where they are now. If there are many such people, you can't be where they appear.
Thus, if tomorrow new Czechs appear in Czech Republic, there will be nothing to do here, I promise.
Any TikToker will prove to you - the more TikTokers in a country and those who admire them, the sooner you should leave such a country. And I'm increasingly coming to terms with the thought that Russia breeds new Russians, cybersportsmen, YouTubers, TikTokers, urbanist bloggers and other poker stars for a reason - the country has been in the deepest cultural crisis for a long time.
Good countries breed completely gray and unremarkable people. Only unhealthy countries and unhealthy times breed lots of noticeable people.
If there's talk around you about bitcoins, or God forbid you personally know someone with bitcoins or any other cryptocurrency in 2021, urgently grab your feet in your hands and move to a safe distance.
PS with all this you need to distinguish people who are noticeable by right and people who were noticed because circumstances aligned that way. Or someone else aligned them.